Repo Man Reviews

A gem

Well who would ever take the trouble to watch this film if they read the description?

The plot is sillier than most of the X-Files and the special effects are nearer to Dr Who than Star Wars, but this film is a gem.

Emilio Estevez's characterisation of the of the young waster who finds purpose in his life and Harry Dean Stanton as his self-deluded mentor are always interesting and sharp.

Cox's invocation of the seedy world they move in, the closeness and dubious dignity of the characters is funny and totally believable. Best of all Cox creates has created a film that seems as fresh and relevant today as in 1984.

It's not really science fiction at all, but the 88 minutes will fly by, you might even think about a job in repossession!

Im not sure why this is meant to be a classic. Is it meant to be scary,funny cool? Thats its problem I was frowning through most of it wondering what I was meant to be thinking! Very eighties, poor characters, nofeeling,and poor poor effects, or are they meant to be funny?

Mish-mash

Having sat through Repo Man I was left wondering what genre of film the Director was aiming for, with a mixture of Comedy, action, science fiction and drama. The ridiculous ending left me ruing the fact that I had spent close on two hours watching this rubbish, which was littered with indistinct dialogue and none too clever camera work. If there was a minus rating then Repo Man would be right in there.

Hire Purchase will never be the same again

Harry Dean Stanton's performance is simply magical - welcome to the wonderful world of car repossession - deep, bitter (yeah - capitalism sucks)but basically wacky and hilarious. People say this movie is the home of punk politics - dunno, but funny enough just to watch. Take care what you sign !!

[Highly rated reviewer]

20 yeard old

Had I seen this film the first time around, I might have enjoyed it more than in these jaded times. It had some clever touches, good cinematography, and some fairly witty dialogue, but its surrealistic sci-fi sub-plot left me thinking I don't need this, just get on with the story. I obviously missed something in that it was supposed to be

a telling and satirical swipe at America, but who needs to watch this these days? Ho ho, age creeps on!

This film still hits the spot with me. Director Alex Cox wears his love of cult movies on his sleeve as he throws in all kinds of references and over the top plot twists.

I like the fact that while it is ostensibly a comedy, it is played straight and you do genuinely gain an insight into the dangerous and despised world of the repo man.

It veers between genres but somehow manages to work almost all of the time. The different threads of the story are woven together very skilfully to build a satisfying climax. Emilio Estevez is suitably restless while Harry Dean Stanton really gives the movie heart with his performance.

Otto's parting shot never fails to make me laugh out loud.

Brilliant

Made ten years before Pulp Fiction Cox's genre hopping masterpiece is a classic

I've not seen a bad film with Harry Dean Stanton in

The story of a useless 18 year-old finding a career, trouble and weird s**t in LA. Great soundtrack, great cars, black humour. Alex Cox writes and directs - what more do you want?

Incredible. I've never seen the film all the way through before. SO ahead of its time. Just a fantastic little film. Bloody brilliant.

Surreal science fiction romp

Everything directed by Alex Cox is worth seeing, and Repo Man is his finest film. It's funny, offbeat, perfectly scripted and has a great sound-track. Who could want more?